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Lincoln Corsair

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Lincoln Corsair First Drive

Road Test Review

Introduction

2027 Lincoln Corsair Goes Hybrid-Only

Lincoln’s compact SUV gets a new powertrain and other small updates to help it compete with other luxury brands like Acura, BMW, and Lexus.

Overview

Starting with the 2027 model year, the Lincoln Corsair—the luxury variant of the to-be-discontinued Ford Escape—becomes yet another car sold as a hybrid by default. Aside from the new powertrain, the latest version preserves the comfortable ride and well-appointed cabin that helped it earn high scores in our tests.

For 2027, Lincoln also gave the Corsair a slight exterior update. The new grille is wide, and the LED headlights are slim. The front and rear bumpers are also new for this model year.

  • Starting with the 2027 model year, Lincoln’s smallest SUV comes standard with a hybrid powertrain
  • Lincoln now builds the Corsair in China
  • The gas-only and plug-in hybrid versions of the Corsair have been discontinued


It competes with the Audi Q5, BMW X3, Lexus NX Hybrid, and Mercedes-Benz GLC

The powertrain is a 305-hp, 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder hybrid engine; electronic continuously variable transmission; and all-wheel drive

Price range is $47,445-$54,245 with destination charge $2,295

The on sale is Early 2027.

The final assembly point is Chongqing, China.

Impressions

Inside

The new Corsair will have more interior options, but remain largely unchanged from the previous generation we tested. Overall, its interior has lots of chrome and glossy black trim, all of which helps make it feel appropriately upscale. The driving position is pleasant, partly because of the floating controls cluster that gives the driver plenty of knee space. However, some of our testers said the seats didn’t have sufficient support. In the back, there’s plenty of legroom, but broad-shouldered passengers will find the rear seats confining.

The latest Corsair has some of the same stylistic quirks as other Lincolns, which make some controls tricky to use. For instance, the cruise control setup isn’t visible until drivers activate it and light up the controls. Testers also found it difficult to operate the push-button gear selector by feel alone in the Nautilus we tested.

What Drives It

Lincoln has stopped selling both the conventional gas-only engine and the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variants of the Corsair. Now, every version comes with a non-plug-in gas-electric hybrid powertrain with standard all-wheel drive. The hybrid system pairs a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine with two electric motors. Combined power reaches 305 hp, sent through an electronic continuously variable automatic transmission. That powertrain provided 30 mpg overall in CR’s testing of the Nautilus Hybrid.

Safety and Driver Assistance

Ford’s BlueCruise driving assistance system is now standard equipment on every 2027 Corsair Hybrid. On highways that the system has mapped, drivers can take their hands off the wheel while BlueCruise steers, changes lanes, and keeps speed with traffic. Same as the previous generation, every Corsair comes with plenty of standard active safety systems, including automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, blind spot warning, and rear cross traffic warning. Adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go function, reverse automatic emergency braking, and active blind spot assistance are also standard.

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